Melbourne detectives have charged a man following a theft of a motor vehicle following an ‘extended follow’ through Melbourne last week.
According to Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) detectives, a 36-year-old man has been charged with several offences, including:
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- Theft of a motor vehicle;
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- Reckless conduct endangering life;
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- Aggravated reckless exposure of a police officer to risk by driving;
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- Reckless conduct endangering serious injury;
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- Failing to stop a vehicle on police direction;
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- Dangerous driving whilst being pursued by police, among several other charges.
The charges follow the theft of a van on St Kilda Road about 5.40am last Friday, July 11.
Officers, with the assistance of the Air Wing, followed the white van through Footscray, Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Spotswood, Carnegie, Sunshine, Dandenong and Point Cook.
Police will allege the van was involved in collisions with several parked and moving vehicles, while being driven erratically and at speed.
Luckily, there were no serious injuries.
After crashing into a street sign at the intersection of Dunnings Road and Palmers Road in Point Cook, the van came to a stop just after 1pm.
The Point Cook man was initially arrested at the scene and was taken to hospital under police guard.
He appeared before the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court this afternoon. The outcome is unknown.
